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Episode 52, Vivian's USS Nationals Recap

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Vivian survived her whole trip traveling from home to Louisville and back all by herself with no backup at all!

When Stacy competes, she brings a giant entourage of support, so going alone seems so daunting

Vivian was staying at the same hotel as the people attending the Muhammed Ali funeral, too!

Vivian's friend Glenda was selling Lularoe at the show as well.

The hardest part for Stacy was that there was no feed on Instagram or Facebook so no one could follow along!

Vivian did exactly what she planned on doing in each event.

She finished second in the show!

The winner was much, much bigger than Vivian, but that's how super heavyweight (200+) goes. Most women in the class are going to be taller and weigh more than Vivian. See the comparison here.

Samantha Coleman, the winner, is a world record holding powerlifter. She's new to Strongman, so we look forward to seeing her at Worlds!

Vivian feels so much less stress now that she's no longer defending champion.

The hardest event for her was the fingal fingers, which she was unable to train on.

Overall, the event was a lot of "cardio" because of all the reps and all the moving events.

Huge event! 314 people competed overall!

Vivian was only 3 points from first, and now feels like last year wasn't a fluke.

Unfortunately, Sarah from Primal Bites was injured and couldn't make it to the show.